from drab to fab bathroom remodel

the bathroom is supposedly the busiest room in a home. for me, it is also the hardest to furnish because good looking fittings can be so horribly expensive.

matt came up with this affordable ikea solution for his bathroom, which i think totally works.

“when it came time to redesign our half bath we were unable to find an affordable yet stylish solution for a vanity. our search lead us to ikea where i decided to hack a stolmen shelf and create a floating sink/vanity. i cut a hole to allow the hollviken sink to set down in the shelf and mounted it to the wall.

for storage i cut an effektiv storage unit down to 6″ depth (originally 14″) and mounted it to the wall. then i attached a grundtal towel bar to the bottom.

everything else in the remodel came from special order from the local “home centers”. the entire renovation only cost around $1400.”

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Great! I would love to do same thing in my bathroom.Good Day As we know that bathroom is the only place where we can find complete relaxation, away from the world in privacy. So we should give importance to our bathroom too.

the ideal way to attach this sink is as follows. since most sink mounting bolts won’t line up with two studs, you must add a support between two studs. its very easy. just mark the area where the bolts will go. cut out the drywall between the nearest two studs. cut a piece of 2×6 and attach it firmly between the two studs. reattach the piece of drywall you cut out. mark and drill pilot holes for the bolts (these bolts should have a course thread for the wood and then a regular thread for the nut). mud and tape the seams of the drywall. sand, primer, paint. you can then safely attach the sink wihtout fear of it coming down. a side note to matt as well….using Liquid nails is not recommended for this kind of installation. it is not designed to hold that kind of material/weight. make sure you read the specifics on the side of that tube of caulk!

What did you use and how did you mount the effektiv cabinet on the wall? I have two to mount in my office and the mounting holes don’t line up with studs, and there is no space behind them for a support rail.

The plumbing is completely exposed, I just bought all chrome and made it look as clean as possible. I live in the Chicago area, not sure about the specifics of HD special order, but they have a catalog at the store. It has a lot of cool stuff that is not necessarily on display.

the bathroom looks so nice an modern. For those asking, the toilet looks like the philippe Stark 3 sold by duravit. Which is probably most of the cost of the bathroom If there is a cheaper doppleganger out there do tell were to find it!

I’m not the owner of this hack, but the toilet looks a lot like the Happy D by Duravit – who knows if that’s actually it though. I’m loving the Effektiv cabint/towel hanger, as well as the floor tile (tho hard to tell if that’s original or not…)

Thanks for the compliments everyone! The toilet is made by Duravit, I got it through special order from the local Home Depot, cost about $350. The toilet flushes fine, as well as any normal toilet, and sits on a 12 inch rough in. It’s a two piece, tank & bowl, no skirt. Have to admit I got it just for the looks but it is easy to clean.

Very cool. I have to wonder with the Effectiv cabinet hack, at that point is there any point in actually buying the cabinet just to hack it down? Looks you could just go to the home store, buy a few MDF panels and take-down fittings, and do a complete DIY. Maybe use an existing Effectiv as a template for the holes.

Please tell us about the toilet! Make/model/source/price? It looks nice and petite, but how does it flush? And how about the skirting? can it be used at 10 and 12 inches, or is it just for aesthetics/easier cleaning?

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